Sept. M, iM.] 
The times 
Corrected. 
4 13 20 
4 26 22 
Atlantic Y. C 
Sea Gate — New York Harbof. 
Monday, Sept. 5. 
The only important yachting event of Labor Day 
about New York was that of the Atlantic Y. C, the 
entire day being devoted to races; the morning events 
for working boats, while the yachts had the afternoon to 
themselves. Good prizes were given in all classes. The 
working boat race was started at n A. M., in a very light 
S. W. wind, the course being a triangle between the club 
house, a mark off Fort Lafayette, and Red" Buoy No. 
12, three rounds, making fifteen miles, 
were: 
Working Boats— Schooners— Start 11:05. 
Length. Elapsed. 
A. ~M. Smith : 47.00 4 2111 
John W. Stout 58.00 4 26 22 
Working Boats— Sloops— Start 11:10. 
Sadee M., George H. Mott 36.00 
Lauretta S., John Van Wart 31.60 
Tennie, Robert Ewin, Jr 37.00 
Clara S., Lambert Snedeker 37. SO 
Franklin Brewer, John Brewer 32.00 
Flyaway, George Syversen 34.50 
G. W. Mojer, Albert Russell 32.00 
Lena, Charles Johnson 33.40 
Clara, F. Bradford 31.28 
Charter Oak, Joseph Courtney 26.60 
Tessie Carmen, N. Hanson 30.00 
The yachts were started at 2:30 in a 
increasing for a time, and then coming light 
west. The fleet was started in divisions, as follows: 
First Division, 2:35.— Impudent, Golightly, Tiger, El- 
la S., Seagull, Mauwee and Athene. 
Second Division, 2:40— Kit, Qui Vive, Dot, Rex, 
Oseonda, Vagabond and Dorothy. 
Third Division, 2.45.— Baby, Martha M., Mary, Cleota 
and Sis. TT 
Fourth Division, 2:50— Vortex", Gunwar, Cyclone 11., 
Gryphon, Madeline and Graff. 
Fifth Division, 2:55.— Canoes No. 44, Aziz, No. 43, 
Zip and No. 45; dories Punkie, Dixie and Damfino. 
Several of the small open yachts went up into the 
large class to race for the Adams cup, being placed at the 
middle of the class, 42.50ft. R.M., or at about double of 
their real measurement. The first round was quite ex- 
citing, owing to the lively breeze; the times were: 
.3 19 57 Mary 3 40 21 
28 53 
13 20 
18 11 
06 16 
11 40 
39 56 
21 08 
05 12 
24 28 
33 42 
20 38 
03 42 
IS 11 
55 38 
07 34 
32 18 
15 32 
56 30 
4 07 36 
4 22 57 
fresh S.W. wind, 
from the 
Seagull 
Kit 3 20 59 
Dot 3 22 05 
Impudent 3 22 29 
Qui Vive 3 24 54 
Rex 3 26 48 
Dorothy 3 27 46 
Tiger .. 3 28 08 
Mauwee 3 28 56 
Vagabond 3 29 43 
Golightly 3 30 00 
Oseonda 3 30 53 
Athene 3 32 14 
Baby 3 35 26 
Martin M 3 38 29 
Cleota 3 38 32 
As the wind was much lighter on the second round 
the race became less interesting. The final times were: 
Sloops and Yawls, 
vortex':.::: 34430 
Madeline 3 44 58 
Cvclone II 3 44 58 
Zip ...3 45 31 
Grvphon 3 45 44 
No". 43 3 48 28 
Aziz 3 48 3S 
Graff 3 48 39 
Punkie 3 54 01 
No. 44 3 55 33 
Damfino 3 55 57 
Dixie 3 58 06 
Group I. 
Length. 
Seagull, J. Fred Ackerman 51.73 
Tiger, A. J. Harrison 35.00 
Athene, F. B. Mackey ■■■■ 
Ella S. 33.00 
Impudent, Louis Boury 42.50 
Mauwee, H. J. Roberts 42. oO 
Golightly, E. Hope Norton 42. oO 
Cabin Catboats, Group 
Start 2:35. 
Elapsed. Corrected. 
2 29 50 2 29 50 
Did not finish. 
3 03 5S 
2 35 26 
2 35 21 
3 03 38 
3 09 14 
II.— Start 2:40. 
22 12 
29 57 
2 17 44 
Withdrew. 
2 29 46 
2 31 27 
2 17 20 
Did not finish. 
2 28 15 
Dot, C. T. Pierce 30.00 
Oseonda 30-00 
Rex, F. M. Randall 26.60 
Qui Vive, George Freeth ^o.UU 
Kit, T. J. Dunne 30.00 
Vagabond 25.00 
Dorothy, R. E. Johnson 
Open Catboats, Group III.- -Start 2:45^ 
M :::::::::::::: 1 2o: 4 4o III 
Baby, A. M. Johnson 19.90 | f 21 
lif y : . . L * n . s . y . .:::::::::::: :?9 4 : 0 6 o 1 oo if 
New York C. C. Knockabouts— Start, 2:50. 
2 17 44 
25 34 
24 52 
17 20 
2 26 35 
Cyclone II 
Vortex . . . 
Gunwar 
Madeline 
Graff .... 
Special Class, Canoes- 
18.00 
.18.00 
.18.00 
Gryphon ., 
i\.T„^^lin» _. 18. U 1 J 
18.00 
Start 
Zip 
Aziz 
No. 44 
No. 43 ; 
No. 45 i 
One-Design Dories— Start 
Damfino, F. B. Mackey 
Dixie, Henry Barnet ' 
Punkie, F. T. Adams 
3 01 55 
2 58 45 
3 02 03 
Not timed. 
2 54 33 
3 10 36 
2:55. 
2 07 49 
2 01 07 
Did not finish. 
46 49 
50 01 
46 50 
55 18 
49 47 
01 55 
58 45 
02 03 
54 33 
10 36 
07 49 
01 07 
2 10 22 
2 01 57 
2:55." 
2 29 22 
2 25 00 
2 20 07 
2 10 22 
2 01 57 
29 22 
25 00 
20 07 
Dot was protested by Kit for fouling the Fort Lafay- 
ette mark, and Kit was protested for removing ballast 
prior to the start. 
A race was sailed on Sept. 
times being: 
Sloops and Yawls, 
io in a fresh N.E. wind, the 
Class A 
R.M. 
51.73 
40. 87 
55.12 
47.35 
Series C- 
29.58 
......24.93 
24.03 
Johnson 2S.06 
Randall ,.26.52 
Sloops, Series B — Start 
Sea Gull, J. F. Ackerman 
Zingara, Harrison Dyke 
Athene, Mackey & Hewitt 
Moccasin, S. H. Mason, Jr 
Cabin Catboats, 
Dot, C. T. Pierce 
Qui Vive, George Freeth 
Vagabond ...... 
Dorothy, C. L 
Rex, F. M. 
Series 
Mauwee, A. H. J. Robert 27.62 
Impudent, L. Boury 23.70 
Scrap, A. Bainbridge. 23.70 
Tiger, A. J- Harrison 35.00 
S G. T. Smith 34.60 
C. H. Humphreys 31.06 
Open Catboats, Series C— Start 
Ella 
Kangaroo, 
Baby, C. M. Johnson 
Cleota, N. T. Corey ..20.40 
Martha M 19.49 
Vif .« 20.33 
y:X - 18.90 
-Start 2:40. 
Elapsed. 
2 19 46 
2 26 21 
2 26 39 
2 14 43 
Start 2:45. 
Disabled. 
2 19 49 
2 14 29 
2 14 15 
2 16 30 
2:40. 
2 30 23 
2 27 41 
2 2S 15 
Disabled. 
2 25 07 
Did not finish. 
2:55, 
Corrected. 
2 18 12 
2 19 30 
2 26 39 
2 10 53 
2 13 33 
2 13 13 
2 12 40 
2 12 18 
2 30 23 
2 14 57 
2 15 31 
2 25 07 
.24.60 
Sis- 
Mary . 
Ariel i 21 - 50 
Knockabouts— Start 2:50. 
Golightly, E. Hope Martin .. 21.00 
Midge, F. W. Boyer ... 21.00 
Dories — Start 2:55. 
Shrimp 1 -Did not 
Damfino, F. D. Mackey 
Dixie, H. Barnet 
2 39 09 
2 36 14 
2 33 48 
2 34 28 
2 47 IS 
2 34 35 
Not timed. 
Did not finish. 
2 16 50 
go over 
• 3 13 46 
3 05 21 
2 -16 50 
the 
course. 
13 46 
05 21 
The winners were: Moccasin, Sea Gull, Impudent, 
Scrap, Ella S., Rex, Dorothy, Vagabond, Midge and 
Dixie. 
Beverly Y. C. 
The race of the Beverly Y. C. on Sept. 3 was little 
more than a drift, the light N.W. wind failing soon after 
the start. The times were: 
Cruising Knockabouts. 
Elapsed. 
Gadfly, Mrs. Geary ....3 05 35 
Edith, C. M. Baker 3 07 22 
Nulma, W. F. Harrison .'. 3 09 40 
Apteryx, L. S. Dabney 3 10 37 
Eina, John Parkinson 3 11 02 
Kalama, David Rice 3 20 20 
Third Class — Cats. 
Melro, D. S. Whittemore 2 58 30 
Cayuse, Howard Sargent Withdrew. 
Fourth Class— Sloops. 
Capelin, W. Ei C. Eustis 3 01 22 
Esther, E. N. Farnsworth Withdrew. 
Fourth Class — Cats. 
Hebe, J. Parkinson, Jr «2'E® 
Daisy, Howard Stockton Withdrew. 
Hope, H. Ellis Withdrew. 
Fifth Class— Cats. 
Pedro, Howard Miller 0 51 22 
Kolea, Mrs. Joshua Crane » 53 4/ 
Imp, George Dabney 1 w 4a 
Wing's Neck — Buzzard's Bay. 
Saturday, Sept. 10. 
The Beverly Y. C. sailed its final championship race 
on Sept, 10, in a very light breeze. The times were: 
Knockabouts. 
" v - Length. Elapsed. 
Edith, C. M. Baker 2 02 30 
Gadfly, Mrs. J. W. Geary 2 02 30 
Apteryx, L. S. Dabney f ™ 
Nulma, W. F. Harrison 2 0b 49 
Eina, J. Parkinson, 5 no 91 
Kalama, David Rice 
Third Class Cats. 
Melro, D. L. Whittemore 21.00 2 02 30 
Sally Brass, Howard Sargent 21.00 2 22 il 
tt t r Enis Fo-th Class Cats 
SEg H-o^rd E stUton-::::::::::::::::::::... .18.06 ^ 14 is 
Fifth Class Cats. 
Hull Y. C 
Hull— Boston Harbor. 
Saturday, Sept. io. 
The open race of the Hull Y. C. on Sept. io ended the 
season of the Y. R. A. of Massachusetts. Owing to lack 
of wind the start was postponed to #35. Though there 
was little wind then, a few minutes later a fresh JN.W. 
breeze sprung up, making a good race. the tunes 
25ft. Class. , 
Elapsed. 
1 27 20 
Hermes, A. W. Chesterton ■ 1 27 29 
Little Peter, H. Moebs ; ; ; ; \ x 2 9 55 
Eleanor, D. B. Clapp .. 1 34 25 
Beatrice, John Cavanagh , 35 40 
Nettie, Walter Burgess 
Open 21ft. Class. 3Q 25 
Recruit, F B. Rice M'. 33 58 
Cleopatra, H. M. Faxon 1 36 10 
Tacoma, C. Prior 
Cabin 21ft. Class. 1 g3 5Q 
Arab IV, W. P. Scott ^"l 35 00 
Harriet, L. T. Harrington Withdrew. 
Idler, S. Noyes 
Knockabout Class. 1 g2 g0 
Chinook, Adams Bros I! Till 32-81 
Hazard, H. M. Sears 1 33 30 
Darthea, E. C. Lambert 
18ft. Class. 1 26 38 
Duchess, C. Hayden " l 28 31 
Vamoose, R. M. Brewer ....1 30 47 
Alpine, C. J. Blethen ....Withdrew. 
Hesper, E. P. Johnson 
15ft. Class. 1 27 05 
Vitesse, E. H. Clapp • ' ' "1 28 30 
Katydid, J. F. Small , *; " 1 43 00 
Firefly, Howard ' ....Withdrew. 
Isidore, H. F. Cleverly ; 
This race gives Hermes the championship m her 
Cl The judges were T. E. Jacobs, James Bertram and 
E. C. Backus. . 
Annisqttam Y. C. 
The Annisquan Y. C. sailed two races on Sept io for 
the iSft. trophy. The morning race was sailed m a 
light breeze, the times being: Elapsed. 
„ , . 2 42 08 
Imp, Oscar Perkins .2 42 42 
Gaboo, Walter Adams 2 42 50 
Lynx, Fred L. Cunningham ..2 45 OS 
Scooter, D. H. Woodbury .2 46 10 
Tabasco, H. H. Wiggm .2 46 28 
Gertrude, Harry E. Damon 
In the afternoon there was a fresh south wind, shifting 
to N.W. and increasing. The times were: 
Elapsed. 
^ T-r 117 Jl, .......2 02 15 
Scooter, D. H. Woodbury 2 Q2 50 
Gaboo, Walter Adams 2 06 00 
Tabasco, H. H. Wiggin 2 06 41 
Gertrude, H. E. Damon 2 06 42 
Imp, Oscar Perkins ^'Disabled. 
Lynx, F. L. Cunningham 
Riverside Y. C. 
Riverside — Lond Island Sound. 
I ^ - , , . Saturday, Sept. io. 
The Riverside Y. C. sailed a race on Sept. io in a 
fresh N.E. "wind, the times being: 
; 15ft. Class— Start 3:20. 
Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 
Edwina II., J. N. Gould - . . . .4 26 27 1 06 27 1 06 27 
Mermaid, G. M. Stanton 4 33 47 1 13 47 1 ^ « 
Fiddler, M. P. Vulte 4 13 15 1,12 15 
24ft. Catboats— Start 3:25. 
Minnetonka, A. B. Alley. 4 33 03 1 08 03 1 08 0o 
Lobster, T. J. S. Flint 4 3o 12 1 10 12 1 04 04 
Dories— Start 3:30. 
Bass, W. Fischer 4 48 15 1 18 15 
Black Cat, C. H. Dayton 4 50 20 1 20 20 
The winners were Edwina IL, Lobster and Bass. 
Eastern Y. C. Fall Regatta. 
Marblehead — Massachusetts Bay. 
Saturday, Sept. 10. 
The fall regatta of the Eastern Y. C. was sailed on 
Sept. io in a very variable and fluky wind, the times 
being: 
Second Class — Schooners. 
Start: Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 
Loyal 11 15 49 5 28 32 6 12 43 6 10 03 
Adrienne 11 16 13 5 30 55 6.14 42 6 14 42 
Fifth Class — Sloops. 
Milicete 11 30 00 5 27 41 5 57 41 5 57 41 
Choctaw 11 30 00 6 21 26 6 51 26 
Third Class — Schooners. 
Barbara 11 25 32 2 58 14 3 32 42 
Rusalka ....11 25 35 3 42 36 4 17 01 
Seventh Class — Sloops. 
Meemer 11 35 00 3 20 10 3 45 10 3 43 39 
Onward 11 35 00 4 19 52 4 44 52 4 33 46 
Cartoon 11 35 00 4 28 35 4 53 35 4 42 05 
Ashumet 11 35 00 4 20 38 4 45 38 4 45 38 
Saunterer 11 35 00 4 27 49 4 52 49 4 50 12 
Handicap — Sloops. 
Shona 11 40 00 4 36 27 4 56 27 4 49 27 
Camilla 1 11 40 00 4 41 59 5 01 59 4 58 59 
Saladin 11 40 00 4 39 59 4 59 59 4 59 59 
Mildred 11 40 00 4 42 45 5 02 45 5 02 45 
Loyal, Milicete, Barbara, Meemer and Shona win first 
prizes, and Onward and Camilla win second. 
Messrs. H. H. Buck, Eben B. Clarke and Odin B. 
Roberts had charge of the race. 
Savin Hill Y. C Annual Regatta. 
Savin Hill — Boston Harbor. 
Saturday, Sept. 3. 
The Savin Hill Y. C. sailed its annual open regatta 
on Sept. 3, with a very good fleet of yachts at the line, 
and some close racing in all the classes, in spite of the 
light wind, variable from the west. The times were: 
30ft. Class. 
Elapsed. 
Meemer, R. C. Nickerson 1 45 45 
Ashumet, C. F. Bache 1 47 28 
Elfreda, Hall & Johnson 1 58 H 
Emma C, P. A. Coupal 2 19 57 
Harbinger, W. F. Bache 3 19 18 
Heroine, C. A. J. Smith Withdrew. 
Open 25ft. Class. 
Romance, Loring Sears 3 16 37 
Raccoon, H. Chivars Withdrew. 
Cabin 25ft. "Class. 
Beatrice, J. Cavanagh 2 35 47 
Eleanor, D. B. Clapp '. 2 37 40 
Hermes, A. W. Chesterton 2 51 10 
Little Peter, H. Moebs - 2 52 47 
Open 21ft. Class. 
Bud, S. N. Small 1 08 31 
Cleopatra, H. M. Faxon 1 15 30 
Tacoma, Elmer Prior 1 16 30 
Cabin 21ft. Class. 
Arab IV., W. F. Scott 1 10 37 
Privateer, A. E. Schaaf 1 11 00 
Harriet, L. T. Harrington 1 15 00 
18ft. Class. 
Vamoose, R. M. Benner 1 14 41 
Circe, F. L. Pigeon 1 16 37 
Fantasy, W. Allerton 1 17 3S 
Seawanhaka C. Y. C. 
The knockabouts of the Seawanhaka C. Y. C. sailed 
a special race on Sept. 5, starting at 11:30. The wind 
was light and variable, with calm spots at times. The 
times were: 
„ - Elapsed. 
Stella, Sherman Hoyt 5 18 05 
Heron, J. A. Weeks 5 25 02 
Senta, Daniel Bacon 5 29 00 
Keewaydin, C. W. Wetmore 5 30 50 
Dacoit, H. L. Maxwell 5 32 41 
Gloria, J. R. Maxwell, Jr 5 33 30 
Nakodo, Mr. Sherman 5 33 45 
Midge, F. W. Boyer 5 37 20 
The Ethics of Up-to-Date Yachting. 
New York, Sept. 8. — Editor Forest and Stream: The 
recent deplorable exhibition in Canada of how far honesty 
and fair dealing can be stretched before they become 
actual cheating, must be nauseating to all true yachts- 
men. 
It is surely disastrous to the interests of the sport 
when one of our representative clubs sanctions the use 
of a craft so lightly built that she cannot stand the 
strain of sailing on real water. 
To build a structure that will not perform the work 
for which it was designed is simply bad engineering of 
the worst kind, and nothing more. Herreshoff's De- 
fender was built to the extreme of lightness, but could 
have sailed races for months after she fulfilled her special 
mission without strain or alteration of form. This is 
good engineering. 
What is gained by perfection of shape if the construc- 
tion is so light that the lines cannot be preserved when 
the boat is sailed, the crew step through the deck, the 
boat is badly strained with less than one hundred miles 
of sailing, and changes shape from day to day? 
Does it not also strike you that such risky attempts 
to gain a doubtful advantage are unfair to the club and 
the sport, as well as to the other contestant, although in 
this case they accrued to his advantage? Let us hope 
that the last days of the lath and piano wire trussed egg- 
shell are near at hand. 
In the craft opposed to the above engineering failure 
we find a deliberate evasion of the spirit of fair play in 
the shape of a floating "thing" called by courtesy a 
boat. 
This obvious cheat was also endorsed by a club of gen- 
tlemen who doubtless hold larceny from the person to 
be a crime, but whose sense of fairness seems to be 
slightly fogged when a cup is to be won in a yacht race. 
If we are to have a contest of freaks and a policy of 
"win; honestly if you can, but win," then. let it be so 
announced and not disguised by taking the term "yacht" 
•in vain. 
In my humble opinion neither of the Crane boats nor 
the Duggan craft has any right to the name of yacht. 
The Crane boats by their construction are only fitted to 
sail on paper muslin seas under a glass case, and the 
Dominion — well, she certainly overhangs the catamaran- 
rroa territory, even if, technically, she does not drop into 
it, Engineer. 
